The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
LITERARY NOTES.

NOVA SCJTIA ssnds us a volume oil
poems, mainly of the North, In Divers
Tones, by Prof. Charles q. d. Roberts,
Of Kings College.
A WRITER in the April number Of
the Southern Biroudc gives converse
ton between Andrew Jackson and
Gen. Harding, concerning Jackson's
duel with Dickinson.
PRqF. w. D. WHITNEY, who is the
highest American authority on this
subject, will have, in the next number
OF The Century, q paper on the Veda,
including translations from the orig
in,l.
AMONG forthcoming novels, TDO
Gentlemen of Gotham (Cassell & Com
pany), is q work certain 10 attract un-
usual attention by its brilliant pen
pictures OF New York scenes and it's
clever handling of New York people.
TwESTY.oSE American composers
write to the April Century in favor OF
international copyright. 1t will be
remembered that a similar group OF
"Open Letters" from American authors
YVES published in The Century for Feb.
ruary, 1888.
Mr.. MASON, curator of the National
Museum at Washington, appears in
the April Vide AlU1ke with an inter.
estiDg chronological paper, "Iudian
Dolls and Their Cradles" with TWEEN.
ty two illustrations by Chandler.
AN article on "The Surrender Of
Fort Douelson," which is to appear in
The Southern Bivo,ioc for April, throws
some light on the dissensions which
prevailed among the Confederate Gen
erals at that post.
JUDGE HINES will, in the April mum
Der of the Southern BiuOudC, continue
bis sceount OF the operations OF the
Confederates in the Northwest. Tit
April paper he devotes to an accoun
OF Beats movements on the lakes, hi
arrest or dexecution.
THE next number of The Centur1
will contain an editorial on "Lincoll
and Lo well" which sllu6es to some o
the tributes paid to Mr.. Lincoln b,
the leading American writers, but es
pscially to Mr.. LowelPs Remarkable
| record on tnlS point.
UNDER the allitera!ive title, Celebritit
of The Century, Messrs. Cassell & Go
will soon publish most importan
work, which has been in course O
preparation for some time past. A
the title implies, it is a biographies
dictionary OF the century.
GEN. E NJ LAW has written for I'll
Southern BiUGuGC two articles on 18Th
Fight for Richmond" which will aI
pear in April ard in May. These al
ticles have been suggested, he sayt
"by Gen. McClellan's and Gen. Fit
John Porter's articles on The PENN
sula Campaign in 1892"
The LAST PENAoooK in q Nsv
Hampshire story of $50 years agt
when George ii. was King-but littl
the King had to do with it--by Abe
B. Berry, the we'll known New Ems
land lawyer and writer. The La
Pendcook was the sole survivor Of hi
tribe. A tale Of Indian adventure.
LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST is th
title of forthcoming book by Co
Delaney Floyd Jo"es, U. s. A
which is now on the press of the Pull
lie Service Publishing Company, {
New York. 1t gives the latest Amel
lean impressions of India, China an
Japan, by close observer, during
recent trip around the world, mad
under exceptionally pleasant auspices
The illustrations accompanying tn
unpub ished. letters Of Thackeray,
Scribner's Magazine, will be uniqu
There will be por raits, views of place
mentioned, etc, but the princip
illustrations will bs Thsckerr y's ow
work. Many of the letters contai
sketches, which will be reproduced
facsimile; and others of his drawing
which are in the possession of Mr.
r Brookfield, to whom most OF the lie
ters were written, will also be given.